Logger

A logger is a professional of the demolition (cut) of the trees.

Material and tools

The Axe, the Saw, the Slicer or the Power-driven circular saw.

The slicer often replaces the saw, the engine machines took the place of the carriages and the horses for the Débardage.

Tasks

To cut the trees, them to prune, the énoeuter, to groove them (for the wood of mine) in order to produce Bark S , the branches are output in Firewood (Bûches of one meter generally), or industry (logs of 2 meters).

To pile up these logs out of regular piles (1 cubic meter corresponds to 1 Stère).

To burn the Remanent S (when that is allowed) or to make faggots of them. It is often recommended to preserve a certain percentage of deadwood on the ground, to contribute to the conservation of a Humus of quality.

For ecological reasons or of cost, the unloading can be exceptionally made with horse or by cable.

Jargon of the profession

Baraquer consists in building a wood hut located close to the cuts.

Health and work

The trade of logger is one of most dangerous, in particular in mountain, and this as of the period of formation. Thus, in 2003 in Switzerland, 50% of the apprentices forester logger had declared an industrial accident, which encouraged the Swiss Commission federal on professional training (CFFP) and Suva to initiate a joint programme of improvement of safety during the formation, associating 281 trainers, after an investigation identifying the dangers and the behavior with work and vis-a-vis the dangers and risks, the contexts, the knowledge and technical know-how of the apprentices, the needs for the trade, as well as the degree of conscience of the risk.

The trade is practiced in nature (and more rarely downtown or edge of roads and channels, where the soft pruners are often called), but sometimes under difficult conditions (slipping winter, mountain, grounds).

The logger is also exposed to smoke rich in Suie S and oil of the slicers, and sometimes with the smoke of fires. It is recommended not to be Allergique to the Pollen S, with the punctures of Insecte S, with smoke and the wood dust.

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